EXPO 2013 THEME:   MONEY

It's All About the Benjamins, Baby!

"MONEY — Make More. Keep More. Learn How,” is the theme of the Annual Gentlemen’s Club Owners EXPO this coming August 20-22, 2013, at the luxurious Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The 2013 show will mark the 21-Year Anniversary of the multi-billion-dollar adult nightclub industry’s only national convention and tradeshow.

“Now that the elections are over and the economy is starting to slowly come back to life, we thought it was time to focus our Annual EXPO on the different ways that club owners can increase revenues, decrease expenses and maximize profits,” says Don Waitt, publisher of ED Club Bulletin, the producer of the EXPO. “EXPO 2013 will be about money, plain and simple.”

Following the 2012 EXPO, attendees were surveyed and an overwhelming number of respondents said they wanted to hear more seminar discussions on how to make more money and how to save more money. They also wanted more Tradeshow exhibitors at the show to feature the latest products and services that will them to accomplish those goals of making more and saving more.

The Annual Gentlemen’s Club Owners EXPO draws more than 3,000 attendees, including over 1,700 club owners, general managers, and club personnel from individual clubs and club chains. Other EXPO attendees include liquor, beer and wine distributors; food and beverage companies; club furnishings and bar products companies; attorneys, architects, club brokers and insurance specialists; and sound, lighting and staging companies.

EXPO 2013 attendees can count on three days of must-attend workshops and panel sessions geared toward club owners, general managers and other key club personnel; two days of a 300-booth Tradeshow with vendors showcasing their latest products and services; two evening parties that are equal parts networking and enjoyable fun; and the Annual ED Awards Show honoring the industry’s top adult nightclubs and entertainers.

Some changes and highlights in store for EXPO 2013 include:

The EXPO will be a week earlier this year (Aug. 20-22); will be a day shorter, three days instead of four; and will run from Tuesday to Thursday.

• In response to survey requests, there will be a sliding scale of ever-lowering EXPO registration rates to entice club owners to bring more personnel (see rates on page 29).


• Also in response to survey requests, most of the panel sessions at EXPO 2013 will feature professional speakers from outside of our industry, in this case national experts who can speak—in a concise and interesting way—about how club owners and general managers can increase revenues and profits.


• Mandalay Bay is offering EXPO 2013 attendees their lowest room rate ever—just $99 a night, or $129 for a suite at THEhotel; call (877) 632-9001 to book your room.

Register for EXPO 2013 at www.EDpublications.com, or by calling (727) 726-3592.

“Club owners like me want to know what we can do right now to make more money. How can we make more in profits? What company’s product or service will help us do that? That’s what we want to see and hear at the EXPO.”
— EXPO Survey Response

For a look at EXPO 2012 recap, click here.